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1254996

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Veterinary Medicine: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of animal medicines used in the UK are produced in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	119992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>81% of veterinary medicines authorised for use in the UK are produced at manufacturing sites based in the EU.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 30/11/2020 15:19:39 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1314081

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Quotas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2021 to Question 180947 on fishing quotas, what (a) allocation of the quota, (b) tonnage and (c) species will be allocated to Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>As annual negotiations to set fishing opportunities have not yet concluded the final quota allocations for each administration are not yet finalised.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 April Defra published the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/979666/UK_2021_QMR-AC.pdf" target="_blank">UK quota management rules</a> which set out how quota will be split across the UK. On 14 April we published the provisional quota for all parts of the UK in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/983075/fisheries-opportunities-sos-determination-210414.pdf" target="_blank">Secretary of State determination</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The final allocations will be published on gov.uk once negotiations have concluded.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/05/2021 14:02:36 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1104802

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Poultry: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to progress trade opportunities with China in poultry meat and breeding stock.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	236416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>China is a priority market for UK food and drink exports and Defra has been working closely with the UK poultry industry and the Department for International Trade, including with colleagues in Beijing, to identify and develop trade opportunities in the poultry sector.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently unable to export poultry to China due to a ban which China imposed following outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that occurred in the UK in poultry from 2014-2017. We have achieved a number of positive steps towards lifting the ban, including the UK being recognised as officially free from HPAI by the World Organisation for Animal Health (the OIE) since September 2017. The UK also successfully hosted a Chinese inspection visit of Avian Influenza controls in the UK during September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the ban remains in place, the Chinese inspection report was positive with regards to the strength of our HPAI controls. We will continue to work across Government and with industry to enable the ban to be lifted.</p><p> </p><p>Once the ban is lifted, we can progress to resuming live exports of poultry, which was an open export market prior to the implementation of the ban.</p><p> </p><p>Following re-opening of pre-existing trade, we can then undertake the longer process of opening a brand new market for the poultry sector, namely poultry meat exports. We will look to build on the successful visit in September 2018 of the UK AI controls to aid in providing the reassurance to China to open this new market, which would extend the range of poultry products available for UK industry to export to China.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 28/03/2019 14:39:53 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

807236

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pesticides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role the devolved assemblies will play in the UK’s new pesticide regulatory regime after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	119882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Currently, the EU regulatory regime for plant protection products (pesticides) creates a consistent approach across the UK, but allows for the UK Government and devolved administrations to make some different choices on implementation. We have agreed with the devolved administrations to hold discussions on whether a consistent approach might be needed in future.</p><p> </p><p>To allow space for those detailed discussions to continue, the EU (Withdrawal) Bill will replicate the current frameworks provided by EU rules in UK legislation, including the pesticides regime.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/12/2017 13:15:44 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1437382

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food and Plants: Import Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact on (a) food producers and (b) food prices of introducing controls on agri-foods and plant imports from the EU with effect from 1 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	133149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>Defra food price modelling analysis demonstrates that the five key drivers of consumer food prices are: domestic farmgate prices; agriculture and food import prices; exchange rates; labour costs in food manufacturing; and non-labour costs in food manufacturing. Agri-food supply chains are currently subject to multiple cost pressures from a variety of factors - including high energy prices, oil prices and freight costs. Recent increases in food price inflation reported by the Office for National Statistics are seen to indicate that retailers are passing some of those increased costs onto consumers.</p><p>The additional import controls due to be introduced on 1 July 2022 have the potential to add further cost pressures onto the supply chains of those products affected. The impact of those further pressures on the prices consumers pay will vary on a product-to-product basis depending on the level of existing pressure on the relevant individual supply chain, the importance of imports in that supply chain and the decisions of retailers in terms of whether to pass those additional costs on. We complement this work with input from our trade analysts on border frictions and non-tariff barriers to trade, as well as trade specific economic modelling. Defra will continue to monitor food prices and food price drivers, along with the impact that they have on consumers.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/03/2022 13:30:04 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1254997

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Veterinary Medicine: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government is taking steps to ensure the supply of animal medicines into UK after 1 January 2020 in the potential event of delays at ferry ports; and whether his Department has plans to import animal medicines to the UK from the EU by air after that date.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	119993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Defra has well-established mechanisms for dealing with supply issues as and when they arise and works closely with the veterinary pharmaceutical industry to detect potential problems at the earliest point.</p><p> </p><p>Veterinary medicines manufacturers and suppliers have prepared for the end of the transition period by establishing appropriate stock levels and working with delivery partners so they are ready to meet the new customs and border requirements. Many veterinary medicines transit into the UK from manufacturing sites in the EU and do so via the short straits. This ferry crossing is vulnerable to disruption and as such pharmaceutical companies have been considering alternative logistics options. Veterinary medicines are classified as Category 1 goods and can access Government secured freight capacity. These contingencies provide assurance that there are ways to facilitate the ongoing flow of veterinary medicines into the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, veterinary surgeons will continue to be able to use the Special Import Scheme to apply for alternative medicines to be imported where there is no suitable UK authorised medicine available in the UK. Due to the small order size and immediate need, it is usual that these medicines arrive via air freight.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 30/11/2020 17:16:44 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

794312

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food: Origin Marking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the value the 84 Protected Geographical Indicators add to the rural economy
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	115285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Exports of products from the UK’s 84 geographical indications (GIs) are valued at approximately £5bn per year, and about £1billion in domestic sales. Much of the production takes place in rural, often remote, areas providing vital input to local economies. This includes, for example, Scotch whisky and Scottish farmed salmon which are the UK’s two largest GI exports by value, and Welsh lamb, as well as smaller-scale products like Stornoway Black Pudding and Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese.</p><p> </p><p>GI protection acts in two ways to add value to rural economies. Firstly, it increases the value of the protected products. Academic studies suggest that UK consumers are prepared to pay between 7% and 20% more for GI products, though this varies considerably from product to product. Secondly, it protects sales volumes, particularly of exports, by preventing others from imitating the genuine article.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/12/2017 11:53:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1471115

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fertilisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of fertiliser in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	19592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Global gas prices have impacted production of fertilisers internationally and domestically. Some international companies halted or reduced production, and some countries, such as China, reduced the export of some fertiliser products to protect their domestic demands. However, supply of all fertilisers in the UK has remained available throughout the last 12 months although high prices reduced demand from farmers.</p><p> </p><p>While global fertiliser prices have risen, the supply chain providing imports of fertiliser to the UK has remained dynamic. CF Fertilisers continues to produce ammonium nitrate fertiliser from its plant at Billingham. New season fertiliser prices since May have fallen from their peak caused by high global gas prices, allowing many farmers to purchase fertiliser and take-up was extremely good.</p><p> </p><p>Government actions, such as bringing forward half of this year's Basic Payment Scheme payment as an advance injection of cash to farm businesses, will help farmers deal with high fertiliser prices. In addition, the Government announced on 30 March a number of actions to help mitigate the current issues and support farmers and growers ahead of the next growing season. These included changes to statutory guidance to the Environment Agency on how they should implement the &quot;Farming Rules for Water&quot; to provide clarity to farmers on how they can use slurry and other manures during autumn and winter to meet agronomic needs; increased grants funding to help farmers and growers boost research and development; and a delay to changes to the use of urea by at least a year. When the urea restrictions are introduced, they will be related to the use of ammonia inhibitors rather than a complete ban.</p><p> </p><p>We are monitoring the situation closely, including through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group. Defra is in regular contact with key industry figures including the National Farmers Union, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board and the Agricultural Industries Confederation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/06/2022 16:26:17 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

933793

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Flowers: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans have been made to ensure minimum delays at customs after the UK leaves the EU for florists who receive their flowers through Rotterdam.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	159556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the reply previously given on 29 June 2018 to PQ 157086.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2018 16:44:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

797616

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Food: Origin Marking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work his Department has undertaken in the last two months to protect protected geographical indications?
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	116579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>In the last two months my Department has provided support to a number of new applicants to the EU Geographical Indication schemes protecting spirits, wines and agricultural products, including 7 for potential new protected food names.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with and support the organisations which deliver scheme protection on the ground. This has ensured the products (including 84 from the UK) that are currently registered under these schemes are receiving appropriate protection within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>During this period we have taken action to resolve the misuse of the protected food names of 3 UK and 6 EU products on sale in the UK. This has ensured consumers can have confidence that they are getting the product that they expect.</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to use the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to transfer into domestic law the EU schemes that currently protect our geographical indications. This will ensure that UK geographical indications remain protected in the UK after we leave the EU. Defra officials are working closely with officials from other government departments, the Devolved Administrations, and the Crown Dependencies on this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/12/2017 11:50:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil